Anthem For A Lost Cause chords

Anthem For A Lost Cause

• Am

Wonderful wistful song from the Manics' 2013 Rewind album.

Lots of beautiful rolls on and off sus chords / minor chords, 
which I've hopefully illustrated below. 


Standard tuning
Capo 4


Chords
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Am      x02210
Am/F#   2x021x
G       320003
Gsus4   320010
Esus    022200
Em      022000
Dsus4   xx0233
D/A     x00232 
Bm      x24432
C9      x32030
C       x32010


Intro
=====

Am  Am/F#  G  Em
Am  Am/F#  Gsus4 G Gsus4 G


Verse 1
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       Am                             Am/F#
It's a cold and lonely message at the end of a song
      G                               Em
It in-vaded hearts and minds but they couldn't get along
       Am                         Am/F#
It can ask you to remember it can ask you for a dance
      G                         Em
So it seems that every song now is just one last chance


Gsus4 G  Gsus4 G

Chorus 1
========

Gsus4 G         Esus   Em
Take  this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C       
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


Am  Am/F#  G  Em


Verse 2
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      Am                            Am/F#
Oh re-demption love and departure I think your work is done
G                          Em
Paris St. Petersburg don't need a tower of song
   Am                              Am/F#
Es-cape's not worth the capture so walk that lonesome road
   G                      Em
No joy or earthly rapture nothing to take the load


Gsus4   G  Gsus4  G


Chorus 2
========

Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


Chorus 3
========

Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C      
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


INST
====

Am  Am/F#  G  Em
Am  Am/F#  Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

Gsus4  G   Esus   Em
           your - s 

Asus4  Am   Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
            cau   -se

Em   C9   C   C9   C      


Chorus 4 / close
================

Gsus4  G         Esus   Em
Take   this it's your - s 

   Asus4  Am            Dsus4  D/A    Bm 
An anth  -em for a lost cau   -se now ashes bone and splinter

         Em                          C9          C    C9   C   G     
What was once a glittering prize the composition rites


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I hope I've done it justice!

Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
November 2013

[email protected]

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